Washing or rinsing machine for textile material.



I. E. PALMER, DECD.

T. 6:. N. T. PALMER. ADMINISTRATOKS WASHING 0R RINSING MACHINE FOR TEXTILE MATERIAL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4. 1914.

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T. a N. T. PALMER. ADMINIST'RATORS WASHING 0R RINSING MACHINE FOR TEXTILE MATERIAL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4. 1914.

1,168,736. Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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l. E. PALMER, DECD.

T. a N. T. PALMER ADMINISTRATORS, WASHING 0R RINSING MACHINE FOR TEXTILE MATERIAL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4, 1914.

minafss as:

ISAAC E; rAnMER, or armament, committees; rowivsEui) PALMER Aim QYNATHALIE T.,I AI1MEI,t, or nrrnnnn'rowu, CONNECTICUT,

or SAID ISAAGE. PALMER, DECEASED.

AnMINIs'rRA'roEs f I FGEJEEXTILE MATERIAL.

' like parts I 1 This invention "relates to Washing, rinsing or like machines for "textile material, andi's an improvement upon the construction shown in my Patents No. 766,464,18lug11'st 2,1904, No. 816,179,March 27*, 1906, and No.985,695, February 28, "1911, and upon that shown in my c'o pending applications, Serialx-No. 765,516, filed May 5,1913, and Serial No. 815,054, filed January 28,1914;

In order that the principle of the invention maybe readily understood, I have sent forth single embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawingswherein j Figure 1' is anen'd elevation of the apparatus, a portion thereof being shown *in section; Fig. 2 is a view of said apparatus mainly in side elevation, but partially in section,on the lineQ Q of Fig. 1 Fig.1?) is a view partially in plan and partially in section on the line3'3 of. Fig. 2; Fig. 1' is an end elevation 'of the feed roll and'the loose shell oi-sleeve mounted'thereon; Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig, 4, butrepre'sentingfill- 'ing material interposed between the drum and shell; and Fig. (S-is a detail of one form of means for varying the throw of one of the guides. I p p The apparatus herein disclosed is intended to treat material in p-lengths and preferably to wash or rinse material in the form of strands, ropes or bands which are passed through the apparatus in a series of' spaced runs or paths preferably spaced from each other as hereinafter-more fully set forth. "Referring more particularly to the drawings, the end frames "of the apparatus are represented at 1, 'Zin the several :figures.

Theseframes "are "of any "suitable form, but

ratenteuaan. is, 1916.

are herein represented as generally rectangular and as connected together by tie rods 3.

ithin the lower portion of the frames 1 and 2 is positioned a suitable tank or vat 4c preferablyhaving therein fluid circulating and fabric guiding rollers 5 and-6 which may berofthe construction shown or'of any other sultable form and constructlon. Herein, however, I have represented each of said .rollers as provided With .a shaft 'or axle 7 loosely mountedin suitable bearings 8. Fast upon each end of each shaft or axle 7 is a head, spider or casting 9 having peripheral recesses or sockets wherein are fixedly set bars or strips 10, 11, preferably of wood and preferably shaped substantially as shown and spaced apart so that the liquor may 'enterbetween each pair of bars on the downturning side of the rollers and be discharged therefrom through bars, as for example, those on the upturned side.

Inasmuch as thesaid rollers are driven by the textile material as herein set forth, the liquid is thereby circulated between the bars 10 and 11, and

thus the liquid in the vat is kept in constant agitation, Preferably the bars 10 taper inwardly and the bars 11 taper outwardly as shown, and the construction is such that in whichever direction the said rollers5 and 6 be driven, they act to circulate the liquid. Inasmuch as the said rollers act similarly upon the liquid whichever be their direction of rotation, it is possible to change or reverse the course of the material through the apparatus. Instead of the rollers 5, 6 I may 1 provide any other suitable rollers or correspondingmembers.

,, In the upperportion of the frames 1 and 2, I provide suitable bearings 12, 13 wherein is mounted upon a shaft 1 1 a master feeding roller 15. Upon-the shaft, 1 1 is fast a pulley 16 driven from any suitable source of power.

U on the *framing at opposite ends of the feeding roller 13, there are mounted upright brackets 17, 18, wherein are respectively mounted-lever arms, ,one of which is indicated at 19 in Fig. 1. The said arms are pro- ;vided with, suitable bearings wherein is loosely mounted ashaft 20. Upon said shaft are mounted two squeeze rolls, one of which is indicated at 21 in Fig. 1, and is positioned at thev exit end of the. master feeding roller. Both ofthese feeding rollers are preferably similar to the corresponding rollers shown in my said co-pending application No. 815,05 1,-one of said rollers being omitted for olearness of illustration of other parts. Preferably one of said rolls is loose and the other is fast upon thesaid shaft 20, so that they may rotate at a differential speed with respect to each other, if this be required by the tension of different portions of the material. Preferably the squeeze roll 21 is fast I and the other is loose upon the shaft 20,

though this condition maybe reversed if desired. Preferably also each of said squeeze rolls is'faced with rubber.., Inorder to hold the said squeeze rolls yieldingly against the master feeding roller 15, any suitable means may be provided. I have herein represented a leverarm 19 as having pivotally connected thereto a rod 22 extending downwardly and passing loosely through a bracket 23 upon the framing, the said rod being surrounded below said bracket by a coil spring 24, the

tension whereof may be adjusted by nuts 25 upon the threaded lower end of said rod.

Preferably a similar means is provided at 1 .the opposite end of the shaft 20, as will be .readily understood without further-description and disclosure. Y

. It will be observed that in the disclosed embodiment of the invention the squeeze rolls mounted upon the shaft 20 are located at one side of a vertical plane passing through the axis of the feeding roller 15.

At the other side of the said vertical plane is positioned arider roll 26, which, as'indicated in Fig. 2, is preferably of'substantially the same length as the master feeding roller '15, but hasa terminal portion 27 of reduced diameter, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. The said rider roll 26 is supported upon arms28 permitting it to rest by gravity against the 'master feeding roller 15 and permitting it to yield to inequalities in the material pass-' ing through the apparatus. Upon the master feeding roller 15 I mount one or more loose shells, rings'or sleeves, one only of which is indicated at 29 in the several figures of the drawing. The said shell, ring or'sleeve, and which I shall hereinafter term a shell, is represented as mounted at the exit or discharge end of the feeding roller 15,

'metal or rubber. It is of materially greater ing roller 21.

' As indicated-in, Fig. 5, I may interpose and: the shell 29 so asto increase the diameter of said roller, thereby elevating the said shell at its pointof contact with 'the 'squeezof the material passing over the shell. Such filling) or packing material-maybe of any suitable character and may be Wrapped'any suitable number oftimes about the adjacent .ing roller 21,-and thus increasing the speed su'rface of thefeedingroller .15. Any other i theliquid circulating rollers 5, 6 and. the

feeding roller 15, and preferably centrally beneath the feeding roller 15, I have loosely mounted in, suitable bearings 31 the tensioning and tension-reversing roller 32, which may, under certain ,conditions, act" also: i'

as a' squeezing roller as hereinafter set forth.- The said roller, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2,- is preferably circumferentially recessed at 32 to receive the shell 29 and to maintainthe same in proper position-upon the feeding. roller 15. V

As indicated most clearly Figs. 1 and 2 each of the bearings of the roller 32. is substantially" of U-shape and each is supported by a yoke 33 having a-depending, threaded spindle. or eXtension34-passing through the hand nut 35. The lower ends of saidspindles or extensions are preferably received in sockets in cross girts 36 having sleeves 37 to receive said spindles. Between each cross girt and its co-acting nut 35 is'positioneda coil spring 38,"whereby the roll 32 is yieldingly supported to compensate for inequalities or irregularities in the material passing thereoven Any other suitable adjusting means maybe provided for' the roller 32.

In the manner described or in. any other -suitable way the saidroller may be adjusted toward and from the feeding roller 15, so

that the material passing about said roller 32 may be'squeezed between it. and the feed ing roller 15, as indicated'inFig. 1, or so about the roller .32 does not contact with the I said feedingrollei' lfii When: the roller 32 is positioncd as indicated,it acts as a squeezing roller as well as a tensioning and tension-reversing roller. Moreover when the roller 32 is adjusted to the position shown, it is positively driven from the surface of the feeding roller 15 of which is of great advantage in the handling; of light goods, which otherwise'might be unduly stretched. With heavy goods, however, the roller 32 may be rotated merely by the material passing thereabout. Furthermore certain conditions of operation require a squeezingof'the' material at this point so as substantially to remove the liquid therefrom;

The material, which, as previously stated, is preferably in bands, ropes or strands, is introduced at one end of theapparatus and is passed therethrough in the desired course. which may be varied in accordance with the particular requirements of the goods tobe treated. For purposes of descriptiomit will be assumed that the material is introduced at the left hand end viewing Fig. 3, 'itlthus passing between the feeding roller l5 .and the adjacent end of the squeezing roller 26-an'd the adjacentroller referred to as mounted upon the shaft 20. The material may then be passed once about the feedingroller 115, but preferably 1 it is passed directly downward substantially vertically as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1 about the'liquid circulating roll 6, is then passed directly upward about the roller 32, thence directly down ward about the liquid'circulating roll 5, and thence directly upward and again about the feeding roller 15 "at apointslightly or sufficiently spaced from the first contact of the material with saidroller. 'The' material is then passed through the described circuit repeatedly any suitable number of times and is finally discharged from the apparatus be tween the shell 29 and the recessed end 27 of the squeezing roller 26. I

I contemplate the provision of means to guide the material in its several runs or paths throughthe apparatus and to shift said paths or runs transversely of the feeding roller15, An important object effected thereby is the evenness of wear of the material upon the feeding roller 15, inasmuch as preferably I. impart sufficient to and fro movement to the material so thatall portions of the feeding-roller 15 at some time or times are in contact with the material. Thus I avoid all tendency of the material to Wear grooves or to form ridges inthe feedingroller. While I may effect this result in any suitable manner; I have hereinfor the purpose represented two series of guides indicated generally at 39, 40. As herein shown, I provide twoslides e1, 42, which are mounted in suitable brackets e3, e4 upon the cross girts 36'; Each of said bracketsis guides 45, wherebyfthe to and fro-movement of "the slidesll, 42 is facilitated. Upon the said slides 11', 4:2 I'mount' a numberof guid ing memberscorresponding to the number of paths or runs of the material; and between iv-hich the said material is guided. These guidingmembers maybe of any suitable character. I may employ guiding rollers or pot eyesor'any other suitable device. For simplicity of illustration I have represented the slide 41 as composed of two parallel bar'sorpieces having loosely mounted therebetween a series 'of freely rotatable guide rolls 46, and I have represented the slide 42 "ashaving a corresponding series of pot eyes 47, It will be understood,however, that both slides may be equipped either with rolls or pot'eyes or any other suitable guiding device. In either illustrated form and pref erably the materialis confined either in the pot eye or between the rolls and the parallel barsof the guides, so that it will be positively moved along the feeding roller 15 with thesaid slides.

' Any suitable; means may be provided to impart to and fro movement to the slides a1, 42. For this purpose I have herein represented the shaft 14. of the feeding cylinder 15 as having thereon'a bevel gear 48"meshing with a similar gear as upon an upright shaft 50 mounted in bearings in the bracket 51 and having at its lower end a crank disk 52 to which is suitably pivoted abrank arm 53 pivoted at 5st to one arm of alever 55 itself pivotedat 56 upon a suitable bracket 57 upon the framing of the apparatus. The lever 55 at its opposite ends isconnected to the slides e1, 42, whereby said slides are reciprocatedlongitudinally of the feeding cylinder 15 and traverse the material to and fro therealong, as previously described. The extent .of movement ofjsaid slides may be varied in any suitable manner, as by adjustment of the crank arm 53. I I y,

Preferably I provide a guide for the material in substantial proximity to the shell 29 so that at this point the materlal may be directlyfand positivelyshifted transversely of said shell. For-this purpose, I have hereinrepresented in Figs 1 and 2, a lever 58 havlngat its upper end a guide eye Thesal-d leverisplvoted at 60 upon. suitable bracket 61 upon the framing, and at its a lower end it is connected to the slide a1 and preferably in such manner that thethrow of the said lever may be varied. For this purpose I have herein represented the lower end ofsaid lever- 58 as'slotted at 62. In

said slot is received a pin 63 adjustable in slot 63 .in a stud or bracket 6i: upon said slide 41; By vertical adjustment of said pin 63 in stud 64, thejthrowiofthe lever 58 is varied. Preferably, however, the throw of said lever is sufiicient to traverse the material the entire width of the said shell 29. Viewing Fig. 1, it will be'observed that the guides 39, 40 engage the material'at the upward runs thereof only. They thus not only control the material passing about the feeding roller 15 and traverse it therealong as described, but they also traverse it correspondingly along the roller 32. It is unnecessary to provide guides for the descending runs of the material, though this may be done within the scope of my invention.

It will be observed that the apparatus herein represented is provided with a single positivelv driven roller, namely the feeding roller 15 which constitutes a master roller controlling and determining the passage of the material through the apparatus. All the other rollers are driven by draft of the material, exceptingwhen the roller 32 is so adjustedas to establish a squeezing relation between it and the said master feeding roller 15. Thus no undue tension is imparted to the material, and the tension thereof may be very carefully controlled throughout its entire course. The roller 32 positioned as it is at a considerable elevation above the liquid circulating rolls 5 and 6, reverses the tensioning of the material that occurs when the latter has passed about'said liquid circulating rolls. In other words, by passing the material up and over the roller 32, that portion of the goods under treatment which was outside in passing around the roller 6 is at the inside on the roller 32, and thus the outer and inner parts of the material are at intervals returned to their normal relations without undue'stretching of one por tion with respect to the other. Conversely the portion of the material which is outside in passing, around the roller-T32 is at the inside when it passes about the squeeze roll 5, and thus the stretch is again reversed.

Obviously the roller 32 maybe adjusted at either or both ends thereof, and it acts as a tensioning roller to impart a direct stretching to the material as well as to reverse the tension thereof, as previously stated, and as described it acts as a squeezing roller when moved sufiiciently toward the feeding cylinder 15. s

In the manner described or in any other suitable manner, the speed of the material through the apparatus may be varied and the wear of the material not only upon the feeding roller-15 but also upon the feeding roller 32 is lessened.

Having thus described one illustrative embodiment of my invention, I desire it to be understood that although specific terms are employed, thev are used in a generic and descriptive sense and not for purposes of limitation, the scopeof the invention being set forth in the following claims: i

1. A washing or rinsing apparatus comprising in combination, a tank, a master feeding roller located above the tank and over which the material is adapted to pass, a roll supported adjacent saidfeeding roller and over which the material isalso adapted to pass, and means to adjust the bearings of said second roll, so that the material passing over said roll may be squeezed between it and said feeding roller or may pass therebetween in unsqueezed condition.

2. A washing or rinsing apparatus comprising in combination, a tank, a'master feeding roller located above thetank and over which the material is adapted to pass, a roll supported below the feeding roller and over which the material is also adapted to pass, and means vertically to adjust the bearings of said roll so that the material passing thereover may be squeezed between it and said feeding roller or may pass there-- between in unsqueezed condition.

I 3. A washing or rinsing apparatus com prising in combination, a tank, a master "feeding roller over which the material is adapted to pass, a roller adjacent the feeding roller and over which the material .is also adaptedto pass, adjustable bearings for said roll, and means yieldingly to support said adjustable bearings, wherebythe material passing over said roll may be yieldingly squeezed between it and said feeding roller or may pass therebetween in unsqueezed condition.

' l. A washing or rinsing apparatus com prising in combination, a tank, a master feeding roller located above said tank, a

loose shell mounted upon said roller, a support having a series of guides to direct the material in; a corresponding seriesof spaced paths or runs about said feeding roller, a

movable guide adjacent said shell, connections between said movable guide and said support, and means to impart to and fro movement to said support.

5. A washing or rinsing apparatus comprising in combination, a master feeding roller located above the tank, rolls located. within the tank and about which the material passes, a loosely mounted tensioning and tension-reversing roll located in proX- imity to said master feeding rollerand adapted to receive the material from one of said tank rolls and deliver it to the other, and means to move said tensioning roll into squeezing relation to said master feeding roller. I I 6. A washing or rinsing apparatus comprising in combination, a master feeding roller located above the tank, rolls located within the tank and about which the material passes, a loosely mountedtensioning and tension-reversing roll located in proximity to said master feeding roller and adapted to receive the material from one of In testimony whereof I have signed my said tank rolls and deliver it to the other, name to this specification, in the presence means to move said tensioning roll into of two subscrlblng \vltnesses.

squeezing relation to said master feeding ISAAC E. PALMER. 5 roller, and means to direct the material in a Witnesses: series of spaced paths or runs to said master THos. W. HALLORAN,

feeding roller and to said tensioning r011. CHAS. M. SAUER.

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